Message-Id:	<199709160159.VAA03988@delorie.com>
Date:	Mon, 15 Sep 1997 18:12:19 -0700
From:	Ben Shadwick <bshadwick AT juno DOT com>
MIME-Version:	1.0
Newsgroups:	rec.games.roguelike.announce,rec.games.roguelike.moria
To:	djgpp-announce AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	ANNOUNCE: DJGPP port of UMoria v5.5.2!

UMoria 5.5.2, has been ported to DJGPP v2.01 + PDCurses v2.2!

What is Moria?

The game of moria is a single player dungeon simulation. A player may
choose from a number of races and classes when creating a character,
and then `run' that character over a period of days, weeks, even
months, attempting to win the game by defeating the Balrog which lurks
in the deeper levels.

What do I need to run this version of Moria?

DJGPP is a 32-bit, protected-mode compiler, which means that programs
compiled under it require an 80386 or higher to run. If you do not
have a 386 or higher, you will need to use MOR55288.ZIP instead. I'm
not certain of the memory

requirements, but I'm sure that a meg or two of extended/XMS/EMS
memory should be sufficient.

What is different from MOR55288?

One last thing worth mentioning is that the DJGPP version of UMoria
will automatically create a new scores file if none is found. Thus you
may now reset the high scores by deleting the scores file. However, I
have decided to include a blank scores file for
consistency/compatibility (e.g. if you copy the Borland version's
binary, umoria.exe, over the DJGPP one, it will work).

Why should I use this version of Moria instead of MOR55288?

The DJGPP version of UMoria v5.5.2 takes better advantage of newer
computers, utilizing the 32-bit protected mode built into IBM 386+ and
compatibles.  Thus, it has very little conventional memory
requirements (around 20kb), and it also takes advantage of virtual
memory provided by DPMI servers such as Windows and CWSDPMI. This
version of Moria is also very fast, as it is optimized for use on 386
and higher computers (such as 486's and Pentiums). It is also built
with freeware tools (namely DJGPP and PDCurses), meaning that anyone
can easily find these tools and modify and compile the sources
themselves.

Where do I get the DJGPP version of Moria?

The official distribution site is the KSU Moria Archive, located at:

   ftp.cis.ksu.edu/pub/Games/Moria/

The DJGPP version of Moria can be found in the pc/80386-5.5.2
directory, in the file m552-386.zip. Please also read the accompanying
readme file, m552-386.readme.txt, which contains additional info.

The modified parts of the source, as well as an alternate copy of the
above files, can be found on my Moria web page located at:

   http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/7376/moria.html

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Any suspected bugs in UMoria should be reported to the maintainer,
David Grabiner, Grabiner AT math DOT lsa DOT umich DOT edu (please note the change of
address) Be sure to include version/platform information with your
report.

Ben Shadwick, Sysop, Mars Base BBS, (360)882-0773, Vancouver, WA, USA
email: bshadwickATjunoDOTcom (anti-spam =)
WWW: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/7376/

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